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Read more about the article Embracing Ownership and Cultivating Accountability Requires A Transformation towards Self-Authorship

Embracing Ownership and Cultivating Accountability Requires A Transformation towards Self-Authorship

“I wish my team took more ownership of their projects and didn’t come to me all the time for direction.” This sentiment echoes across boardrooms as leaders struggle to empower their teams in an era where organizations are transforming into network organizations and flat hierarchies. However, the lack of ownership and accountability isn’t because employees are unwilling to step up; instead, it stems from a lack of training on how to exhibit leadership at self-authoring level. Here’s what you can do.

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Read more about the article Work Doesn’t Work Anymore — What Karl Marx’s already knew about Silent Quitting — and what you can do about it

Work Doesn’t Work Anymore — What Karl Marx’s already knew about Silent Quitting — and what you can do about it

Work used to be a simple exchange between an employer and an employee — the employee showed up to do their job, and the employer paid them. However, since the 1950s, we have seen a decline in the return on assets, and things have only gotten worse since the pandemic.

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Read more about the article Carrots and whips work for animals, not employees who had a taste of autonomy — understanding why will help you get people back to the office

Carrots and whips work for animals, not employees who had a taste of autonomy — understanding why will help you get people back to the office

Who would want to “go back” to the old office of bland cubicles, rote and CYA work, gossip, drudgery, and all the dysfunctions we already loathed and ridiculed before the pandemic forced us to reshuffle how we work? Somehow, though, there is a felt sense that we lost something when we left the office and “went remote”. Sinking productivity levels are a good sign of that, costing businesses millions every day, while frustrating top performers and creating quiet quitting.

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Read more about the article The Future of Talent — Selecting, Developing and Engaging High-Potentials in a Shifting Organizational Context

The Future of Talent — Selecting, Developing and Engaging High-Potentials in a Shifting Organizational Context

Entrepreneurs have become the heroes of current business lore, and many companies realize that they need more entrepreneurial spirit in their organizations and future talent pools. But not everyone is…

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